Cooking stove



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COOKING STOVE.

FILED APR.15. 1921.

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F. V. DETWILEH.

COOKING STOVE.

FILED APR.16.1921.

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tura rara" FOREST V. DETWILER, OF POTTSTGVJ', PENNSYLVANIA.

COOKING STOVE.

Application led April 16, 1921. Serial No. 462,063.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Fonns'r V. Dnfrwinnn, citizen of the United States, residing at Pottstown, in the county of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful mproveinents in Cooking Stoves, of which the following is a specification.

1n my prior U. S. Patents A#1,205,488 and 1,209,683 there are disclosed gas cooking stoves of the elevated oven type, having a pair of burners from which heat is supplied to the ordinary top or openings, and also when desired to the oven, suitable dampers being provided to control the vflow to the oven.

The present invention has for its object to provide certain improvementson the stoves shown in said patents. These improvements relate particularly to means whereby a 'coal grate may be substituted for the gas burners, so as to produce a convertible gas and coal range in which either fuel may be used. This convertible arrangement necessitates certain changes which will more fully appear in the following description. v

The present invention is also characterized by an impro ved manner ot' supplying heated air to the oven, in addition to the products of combustion, as it is well known to be desirable to provide a sutlicient supply of fresh air, heated of course, to an oven chamber in which articles are being cooked.

A further feature or" the invention is the provision of an improved removable drip or grease pan, whereby the drippings from vessels which boil over or the like can be' quickly removed and not burnt with the production of bad odors, this being a known objection to manyrorms ot gas stoves.

A further object of the invention is to form an improved damper control ofthe heat supplied to the oven.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved water-back arrange ment, the particular device not only serving as a water-back vbut also serving to direct the heat from the burner tothe stove holes.

A. further feature of the invention is an improved guide or lflue for lconducting the heat to the oven.

A further feature of the invention is a pot hole arrangement in the oven, whereby a pot or the like can be placed in the oven for cooking purposes, and the fumes arising therefrom will be carried out through the oven outlet and will not escape into the room.

Various other improvements and advantages in the details ot the stove will be apparent from the following description and the accompanying.drawings in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the stove. Fig. 2 is a perspective View ol" the damper arrange ment. Fig. 8 is a perspective'view of a modified damperl arrangement, the dampers being operated by two handles instead or' one. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the stove. Fig. is a plan of the stove top. Fig. 6 is a vertical section through the oven from trontto back. Figs. 7 8 and 9 are plan, side and end elevations of thefwater-back. Fig. 10 is a vertical section across the oven. Figs. 11 and 12 are end and plan views O the damper. Fig. 13 is a detail in perspective of a hot box in the heat flue. Fig. 14 is a partial section similar to Fig. 4 showtlie coal grate in'place. Fig..15 is a section on the line 15-15 of 14 showing the manner of supporting the coal grate.

A,eferring specifically to the drawings, the stove comprises a iranie 6 and two top sections 7 fitting in said frame and provided with stovev holes closed by lids 8. The sec-V tions? are removable or can be liftedoif to permit access to the parts thereunder. Under the stove top is a broiler casing 9 surrounded by insulated walls 12 spaced there- `from to form an air space 13` having air inlet-s 14 controlled by sliding dam'pers 15,k the casing 9 being'provided with air holes 16 at the lower part and air holes 17 at the upper part, and with the usual door 18'. The burners 19 may be of the type described in my latent :,q':1,209,683, reversible to direct the 'flame downwardly, and these burners are removable in the manner disclosed in said patent;

Under the stove top and above the burners is a water-back 20 with connecting pipes 21 extending through the end wall of the stove. This water-back has the form o1 a double U, as shown.particularly in 7, with spaces 22 located in line with or above the respective burners and under the stove holes at that end of the stove top, the inner walls of the spaces 22 converging somewhat toward the top and serving to direct 'the heat of combustion to the stove holes. rThe water back thus serves the double purpose of heating water and guiding the products of com bustion to the stove holes.

The elevated oven structure is located at the opposite end of the stove, and comprises an insulated outer 'wall 30, with zin/oven chamber 31, therein, this casing 31 being spaced from the outer side and end walls of the structure, thereby producing side yfines 32 and a back flue 33 the former being closed at the top by plates 34, but the latter being open to the outlet 35. A pair of deflecting plates 36 are also located in the'lues or passages 32, to direct the products of combustion into or through openings 37 in the Oven wall. r1`he bottom of the oven has a pot hole 38 which may be closed by a suitable lid. Outlet from the oven takes place througha series `of holes 39 in the upper part of its back wall as well as through a series of holes 402L in the front part of its to-p wall, thereby insuring a complete circulation of heated air within the interior of the oven.

The fire box or space above the burners communicates through a Hue 40 to a flue 41 located under the bottom of the oven, and the bottom of the flue41 is formed bv an inclined plate 42 extending upwardly toward the end of 'the oven casing. I have found that this inclined plate or flue is of i1nportance in preventing pocketing or retarded flow of gases in the space around the oven chamber. y

The flue 40 extends over what I term the hot Vair box shown especially in Fig. 13. This box consists of two end walls 43 and 44 and a bottom plate 45, land a removable top plate 46, and it is to be noticed that the bottom plate 45 is provided with openings 47 through; which, fresh air is admitted into the box from the space 13 between the fire box '9 and the outer casing 12, and this air after passing through the box escapes through the openings 44 and is carried thence to the oven. The removable top 46 serves as a grease pan to collect drippings from .the pair of stove holes directly above it, and can be removed by taking off the stove top in order to be cleaned. Said plate is flanged as indicated at 48 to fit over the walls of the box, and is further held in place by thumb screws 49 which are tapped through flanges at the ends of the plate and may be clamped against side walls of the flue. v

The flow of air from the flue 40 to the oven or outlet flues is controlled by a double damper which in the forni shown in Fig. 2 consists of two blades 10 and 11 set at an angle to each other, one of these blades being connected by a rod 50 to an arm 51 on a rod 52 provided with a handle 53 at the upper inner corner of the oven casing. As most clearly shown in Figs. 6 and 10, when the handle is turned one way the damper blade 10 closes the connection between the flues 40 and 41 and the damper vblade 11 opens the direct connection from the `flue 40 (which extends entirely across the stove top) to the upright or `outlet Hue 33 at the back of the oven, thereby producing a direct draft to the outletins'tead of an indirect draft around the oven chamber. When the damper is reversed the fluel 41 is connected to the flue 40, Afor heating the oven, the direct outlet liue being closed by the closure of the `damper section 11. Instead of using a single damper provided with two blades operated by a single 4handle 'separate dampers may be used, with a link lconnectedto each, as indicated in --F ig. 3. The single handle has the advantage of operatingboth dampers at the same time, but the double link construction will have some advantages in the event lof breakage of either damper or its connections. -Howeveig yas stated, either modication may be used.

The iniio'w of fresh air from the space 13 through theheating box under the top 46 results in the supply of a suliicient amount o-f fresh air tothe oven, in addie tion to the products of combustion, which yis highly desirable in cooking operations.

A door 60 may be :placed in the` outer casing at the lower end of the back flue 33 for cleaning out soot and the like.

For burning coal the A.gas burners will be removed as above indicated, and a coal grate substituted, such a grate being indicatedl at 70, and supported by angle irons 71 and 72 at the upper vpart of the lire box or broiler chamber 9. After the removal of the burnerthis ,grate may be inserted -through the door` at the front and then lifted up into position, and a convenient means for insert,-A ing and supporting the same is to provide the angle 71 with notches 73, as: shown in Fig. 15, and providing the grate 'T0 with lugs 7 4 projecting outwardly, and when the grate is lifted up into position these lugs may be ypassed thro-ugh the notches 73 to the space above the angle iron, and then lthe grate moved or shifted backwardly until the lugs rest on the angle iro-n. This permits the .gratepto be very quickly placed or removed. When a coal grate is used an ash pan 75 may be slid into the bottom of the broiler chamber. llt will be noticed that air is supplied to the burner or to the coal-grate, through the openings 16 and 17 in the walls of the broiler chamber A convenient change from 'gas to coal as fuel is vdesirable under many conditions where the supply of either is uncertain and liable to interruption. Y

The other details of the stove may `follow existing :practice with respect to shelves in the broiler and in the oven, and inthe space beside the broiler and above the stove top, and particularly the description thereof is considered to `l`be unnecessary.

'claim:

1. ln a stove, the combination of a cooking top, an oven beside said top, a burner under the top, a Hue leading from the burner to the oven, and an air box under the Hue, having an outlet to the Hue and a removable top plate located under said top, to catch drippings.

2. In a stove, the combination of a cooliing top, an oven beside said top, a Hre box under the top, a Hue extending from said fire box to the oven, and an air box located in said Hue, under said top, and having an air inlet from a space exterior to the Hre box, and an outlet into said Hue, said air box also having a removable top plate under the cooking top, to catch dirt.

3. In a stove, an oven structure having spaced outer andinner walls formingy Hues between the walls, one Hue being located at the back of the oven and having an outlet, a heat Hue leading to said space, and a pair of dampers between the heating Hue and said space, one damper controlling the How to a Hue in the bottom of the structure and the other controlling the How to said back Hue.

4L. In a stove, an oven structure having walls spaced apart at the back, sides and bottom, forming bottom, side and back Hues, a heat Hue leading to said space,a damper controlling the How from the heat Hue to the bottom Hue, and a damper controlling the How from the heat Hue to said back Hue.

5. In a stove, an oven structure comprising an outer casing, an inner casing spaced therefrom at the bottom, sides and back, forming communicating bottom, side and back Hues, the latter having an outlet, a heat Hue, a damper between the heat Hue and the bottom Hue, and another damper between the heat Hue and the back Hue 6. In a stove, an oven structure comprising an outer casing, an inner casing spaced therefrom at the bottom, sides and back, forming communicating bottom, side and back Hues, the latter having an outlet, a heat Hue, a damper between the heat Hue and the bottom Hue, and another damper between the heat Hue and the back Hue, and a single operating device connected to both of said dampers whereby one will be open when the other is closed.

7. In a stove, an oven structure comprising an outer casing, an inner casing spaced therefrom at the bottom, sides and back, forming communicating bottom, side and back Hues, the latter having an outlet, a heat Hue, a damper between the heat Hue and the bottom Hue, and another damper between the heat Hue and the back Hue, both of said dampers being mounted on the same pivot rod, and a single operating device connected to said rod.

8. In a stove, an oven `structure comprising inner and outer walls spaced apart at the bottom, sides, back and top, forming corresponding Hues, the bottom Hue having an outlet, and the inner oven wall having openings from the side Hues near the lower ends thereof and openings to the top and back Hues near the upper end thereof, a heating Hue, and means to connect the heatingHue with either the bottom Hue or the back Hue.

9. In a stove, an oven structure comprising inner and outer walls spaced apart at the bottom, sides, back and top, forming corresponding Hues, the bottom Hue having an outlet, and the inner oven wall having openings from the side Hues near the lower ends thereof and openings to the top and back Hues near the upper end thereof, a heating Hue, and means to Aconnect the heating Hue with either the bottom Hue or the back Hue, said means comprising a pair of dampers located at a lower corner of the oven structure adjacent the end of the bottom Hue and the lower end of the back Hue respectively.

In testimony whereof, I aHix my signature.

FOREST V. DE'IWILER. 

